Been wondering about this for a while.
I think one of the reasons why Nintendo did Labo VR was to get their feet wet with VR so that they know how to do this stuff if VR indeed takes off big time at some point. If you look at Quest, it's a 399$ consumer device, so by 2022, Nintendo could probably make a 299$ or 349$ headset. They already have quite a bit of experience with motion controls as well, so it all kinda makes sense.
Ever since the Wii, Nintendo has done well whenever they tried to approach the console market from a different angle and if they come out with Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Mario Kart and so on in VR, I think that's when we really talk about VR becoming accepted by the masses.
So, yay or nay? Would you care, as long as the games are fantastic?
EDIT: Adding my post below, cause Nintendo going the GearVR route could also be a real possibility:
I'd guess that Nintendo will keep working with Nvidia on a new chipset, so there's 0 reason why this thing wouldn't support all your Switch titles. They could literally just do the GearVR thing where you slot the tablet portion into a headset using those JoyCon rails and also support JoyCons and handheld-play, while ensuring developers that everyone has access to the VR functionality, so that it's not just a gimmick or a peripheral that only 20-30% of the userbase has access to.
Nintendo has shown that they love this stuff before. The Virtual Boy, the 3DS,... and by 2022, the Tech would be cheap and powerful enough to make a device like that.
I think one of the reasons why Nintendo did Labo VR was to get their feet wet with VR so that they know how to do this stuff if VR indeed takes off big time at some point. If you look at Quest, it's a 399$ consumer device, so by 2022, Nintendo could probably make a 299$ or 349$ headset. They already have quite a bit of experience with motion controls as well, so it all kinda makes sense.
Ever since the Wii, Nintendo has done well whenever they tried to approach the console market from a different angle and if they come out with Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Mario Kart and so on in VR, I think that's when we really talk about VR becoming accepted by the masses.
So, yay or nay? Would you care, as long as the games are fantastic?
EDIT: Adding my post below, cause Nintendo going the GearVR route could also be a real possibility:
I'd guess that Nintendo will keep working with Nvidia on a new chipset, so there's 0 reason why this thing wouldn't support all your Switch titles. They could literally just do the GearVR thing where you slot the tablet portion into a headset using those JoyCon rails and also support JoyCons and handheld-play, while ensuring developers that everyone has access to the VR functionality, so that it's not just a gimmick or a peripheral that only 20-30% of the userbase has access to.
Nintendo has shown that they love this stuff before. The Virtual Boy, the 3DS,... and by 2022, the Tech would be cheap and powerful enough to make a device like that.
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